The killing of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur 30 years ago shattered any illusion that the violence in 90s gangsta rap was just for show.

No one was ever charged with a crime in connection to Tupac Shakur's murder until 2023, when Duane "Keffe D" Davis, a self-described former gang leader, was indicted.

Tupac’s murder trial has revealed a growing narrative surrounding the hip-hop artist: that he was a sensitive young muse, taken too soon.